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Saturday, 5 January 2013

"Rebel fighters insisted Mohamed al-Zawahiri was engaged on a humanitarian mission and had not been involved in violent acts. They also claimed that he had, in fact, proposed a local truce to enable aid to get through."

The brother of the head of al-Qa’ida is reported to have been captured by regime forces in Syria. Mohamed al-Zawahiri is said to have been seized in Deraa in the south-west where he was meeting opposition activists.

Rebel fighters insisted Mohamed al-Zawahiri was engaged on a humanitarian mission and had not been involved in violent acts. They also claimed that he had, in fact, proposed a local truce to enable aid to get through.

However the Syrian regime is likely to try to capitalise on Mr Zawahiri’s presence in the country – if indeed they have him under arrest – as proof of their repeated charge that the revolution has been taken over by “terrorists”.

Ayman al-Zawahiri, who took over as al-Qa’ida leader following the killing of Osama bin Laden, has declared that it is the duty of Muslims to take part in a jihad against the “pernicious, cancerous regime” of Bashar al-Assad and warned the opposition against depending on the West for help.

Jabhat al-Nusra, an Islamist rebel group with links to al-Qai’da, has become increasingly powerful in the conflict, overshadowing the more moderate fighters, and its leader, Abu Muhammad al-Julani, is said to be in personal contact with Ayman al-Zawahiri.

There is also evidence of groups of foreign volunteers, albeit not in large numbers, joining the uprising. Mohamed al-Zawahiri has, however, denied in the past that he wanted to get involved in the Syrian struggle. Speaking in Cairo recently, he stated that he had no plans to join the rebellion. Mr Zawahiri spent 14 years in an Egyptian prison on charges of being involved in the assassination of President Anwar Sadat in 1981 and taking part in terrorist acts. But he has protested his innocence and insisted that he now devotes his time to attempt reconciliation between jihadists and mainstream Islam.

Mohamed al-Zawahari is a former military commander of the Islamic Jihad movement, but has, he has stressed, turned away from violence. He claims to have been a conduit for talks between hardline Salafist groups in the Sinai and the Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood government. Last year Mr Zawahiri offered to help in negotiations between the US and Islamists and maintained that his attempts at reconciliation had made him a target for hardline Islamists who have accused him of betraying the cause. There is no evidence that his offer was taken seriously by the US administration.

The reports of his presence in Syria have come from rebel factions but remain unconfirmed.Deraa, near the Jordanian border, has, however, become a stronghold for Jabhat al-Nusra where its “emir”, the organisation has announced, is Abu Julaybib, a brother-in-law of the former leader of al-Qa’ida in Iraq who was killed in an American air strike in 2006.

Jabhat al-Nusra denied reports on Al Jazeera that Abu Julaybib and Mr Julani, who has been described as an emissary of the al-Qa’ida leader Ayman al-Zawhari, were recently killed in fighting in Deraa.

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Egypt Seizes US-Made Missiles Destined for Gaza

Local Editor

Egyptian security forces have seized US-made anti-tank and surface-to-air missiles destined for Gaza, where Resistance fighters said they would acquire more weapons to use against the Zionist entity, Agence France Presse quoted security officials as saying on Friday.The officials said six missiles were found hidden in Sinai after security forces were tipped off to the hiding place.Sinai is a major, or even the only transit point for arms transferring to Gaza.Hamas agreed upon an Egyptian-brokered ceasefire with the Zionist entity in November which ended an eight-day conflict.However, the movement officials said earlier they would continue to acquire weapons to defend its people from the continuous Zionist raids and aggression.

Egypt seizes Gaza-bound, US-made missiles

Published Friday, January 4, 2013

Egyptian security forces have seized US-made anti-tank and surface-to-air missiles destined for Gaza, where militants have said they would acquire more weapons to use against Israel, security officials said on Friday.The officials said six missiles were found hidden in the Sinai, which borders both the Gaza Strip and Israel, after security forces were tipped off to the hiding place.Sinai, a scarcely populated peninsula home to both lucrative tourist resorts in the south and shadowy Islamist militants in the north, is a major transit point for arms smuggling to Gaza.The Islamist Hamas rulers of the Palestinian enclave had said they would continue to acquire weapons after agreeing an Egyptian-brokered ceasefire with Israel in November that ended an eight-day conflict.The militants have acknowledged receiving missiles from Israel's archenemy Iran, and are thought to have improved their arsenal with smuggled weapons from Libya, which borders Egypt to the west.Egypt has sought to crack down on smugglers' tunnels to Gaza, with limited success.(AFP)-----New evidence of the involvement of Egypt in arming the Islamists in Syria: "RPG" launchers​​in made in Egypt found In Deir Baalba

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A gunman who said he is a member of a Jihadist group
called Shura Taliban Islam sits next to graffiti reading "There's no God but
God" and "The solution is Islam" near the Bab al-Hawa border gate between Turkey
and Syria on 21 July 2012. (Photo: AFP - Bulent Kilic)

Who is Khaled Mahmoud? The once imprisoned leader from Fatah al-Islam
is now the “emir” of an armed group in Syria. Al-Akhbar looks into the
murky comings and goings of the man rumored to be behind dispatching groups of
young Lebanese to fight in Syria.
The Fatah al-Islam leader Khaled Mahmoud did not remain absent from the scene
for long. Shortly after his release from Lebanon’s Roumieh Central Prison in
June 2012, he joined the armed opposition in Syria. Six months later, Mahmoud
appeared in a video, wearing a black turban and surrounded by militants, and
declared the establishment of an armed group named “Jund al-Sham,” or Soldiers
of the Levant.

Mahmoud bestowed upon himself the title “Emir Abu Suleiman al-Muhajir,” and
called for “jihad to establish God’s rule on Earth.” Thus, a former prisoner in
Lebanon somehow managed to become a military commander in Syria.

Mahmoud is widely believed to be responsible for
dispatching Lebanese youths to Syria for “jihad.” In this regard, security
reports indicate that Yahya J., a close associate of Mahmoud, is in charge of
recruiting and then deploying Salafi groups to Syria, including the group that
was ambushed by the Syrian Army in Tal
Kalakh last November.

These reports confirm that Yahya, who is based in
the Bab
al-Tabbaneh district of Tripoli, along with Nader H. and Bashir M., are
actively involved in the recruitment of Salafi cells, bearing in mind that the
two latter individuals had been previously detained on charges of belonging to
Fatah al-Islam. They spent one and three years in prison respectively.

Mahmoud, the emir, had reportedly entered the Syrian territory through the
Mashari al-Qaa region of eastern Lebanon. From there, he went to the Krak des
Chevaliers in Syria where he became the commander of the armed groups stationed
at this historic crusader castle.

Shortly afterward, a number of Lebanese Salafis joined him there from Tripoli,
and swore allegiance to him. Of those, the following individuals were
identified: Samer R.; Wi’am Sh.; Abu Hamza O.; and Saad A., in addition to 15
others from Bab al-Tabbaneh.
In the meantime, according to Islamist reports, there has been tension
between Mahmoud and a number of Salafi clerics, as a result of the clerics’
reservations about Mahmoud’s religious commitment. These reports suggest that
the emir of Jund al-Sham is overzealous – even by Salafi standards – and some
clerics see him as more of a gun-for-hire than a true jihadi.

The security reports link Mahmoud to Sheikh
Hussam al-Sabbagh, and allude to the latter’s role in recruiting youths to
fight in Syria. Other reliable sources familiar with the issue deny that Sabbagh
has any links to the Tal Kalakh group. They maintain that Sabbagh is in
principle against Lebanese individuals fighting in Syria, since “they would be a
burden on the ‘mujahideen’ there, who have great numbers and only lack
weapons.”

Further Information obtained by security services suggests that a Lebanese
man from Tripoli was implicated in dispatching the group of youth from Tripoli
who would later be killed in Tal Kalakh.

In the same vein, a Salafi sheikh told Al-Akhbar that the majority of
young Lebanese men who go to Syria fight for three groups: al-Nusra Front, Ahrar
al-Sham Brigades, and al-Fajr Brigades. The sheikh said that the three groups
had no ties to al-Qaeda, but they nonetheless adopt methods similar to those
pursued by the global fundamentalist movement.

The Salafi sheikh, who is close to al-Qaeda, said that in the past, the
fighters who came through Turkey would exclusively join al-Nusra Front, while
those who came from Lebanon went on to fight in the ranks of Ahrar al-Sham or
al-Fajr Brigades.The sheikh pointed out that things have changed today, with
al-Nusra Front enjoying a strong presence in Homs and al-Qasir.

This, he said, “began six months ago when al-Nusra Front was endorsed by many
who have had a long history of jihad in Afghanistan and Iraq.” It should be
noted here that the three fundamentalist militant groups are closer in ideology
to the Islamic State of Iraq, which is an organization led by Abu Bakr
al-Baghdadi, than al-Qaeda, which is led by Ayman al-Zawahiri.

According to security reports, large quantities of assault rifles were sent
from an Arab country into Tripoli’s Bab al-Tabbaneh shortly after clashes with
the neighboring Jabal Mohsen. Furthermore, large stocks of ammunition,
particularly RPGs and mortar rounds, have also made their way to the area.
According to the same reports, these weapons are stored deep in the area’s
slums, even inside several mosques.

It is believed that a retired Lebanese army colonel is involved in funding such operations,
and personally oversees the distribution of weapons to young fighters.

This article is an edited translation from the Arabic
Edition.

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The FSA continues to shine like a dead star

While the French press persists in announcing the “imminent fall” of Syria and the “flight of Bashar al-Assad,” the reality on the ground has turned around completely. Even though chaos is plaguing most of the territory, the “liberated zones” have melted like snow in the sun. Deprived of its anchor points, the FSA has been left with no prospects in sight, while Washington and Moscow are poised to blow the whistle to end the game.
The countdown has begun. As soon as the new Obama administration will be confirmed by the Senate, it will present a peace plan for Syria to the Security Council. Legally, though President Obama succeeds himself, his former administration is only responsible for the managing of current affairs and can not take any major initiative. Politically, Obama failed to react when, in the midst of the presidential race, some of his colleagues torpedoed the Geneva Agreement. But he proceeded with a general housecleaning right after the announcement of his reelection. As expected, General David Petraeus, the architect of the war on Syria, fell into the trap that had been set up for him and was forced to resign. As expected, the NATO and Missile Shield chiefs – adverse to an agreement with Russia – have been put under investigation for corruption and obliged to remain silent. Also as expected, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has been taken out of the game. Only the method chosen to eliminate her came as a surprise: a serious health accident that plunged her into a coma.

Meanwhile back at the UN, things have moved on. The Department of Peacekeeping Operations (DPKO) signed a Memorandum with the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) in September. In October, it monitored CSTO maneuvers in Kazakhstan simulating a deployment of “blue chapkas” in Syria. In December, the DPKO convened the military representatives of the permanent Security Council members to brief them on the manner in which the deployment could be carried out. Despite their opposition to this solution, the French and the British bowed to the wishes of the United States.

Nevertheless, France attempted to use the Joint Special Representative of the United Nations and the League of Arab States, Lakhdar Brahimi, to modify the Geneva peace plan in line with the objections it had raised on June 30th. Ultimately, Brahimi carefully refrained from taking a position, and instead contented himself with transmitting messages to and fro between the various parties to the conflict.

The truth is that on the ground the upper hand is held by the Syrian government. The military situation has been reversed.

The French themselves have ceased to mention the “liberated zones” they yearned to govern through a United Nations mandate. These areas have been steadily shrinking, and those that are still holding out are in the hands of the disreputable Salafists. The FSA troops were instructed to abandon their positions and regroup around the capital for a final assault.

The Contras were hoping to rally the Palestinian refugees, mainly Sunni Moslem, against the inter-denominational Syrian regime in the same manner that the Hariris in Lebanon tried to arouse the Sunni Palestinians of the Nahr el-Bared refugee camp against the Shiite Hezbollah. As in Lebanon this objective failed because the Palestinians know very well who their friends are and who is really fighting for the liberation of their land. Concretely, in Israel’s recent 8-day war on Gaza, it was the Iranian and Syrian weapons that saved the day, while the Gulf monarchies did not move a finger.

Certain elements of Hamas, loyal to Khaled Meshaal and funded by Qatar, opened the doors of the Yarmouk camp to a few hundred fighters of the Front to Protect the Levant (Syrian-Lebanese branch of Al-Qaeda), also related Qatar. They fought mainly against members of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine – General Command (PFLP-GC). Via SMS, the Syrian government asked the 180 000 camp residents to evacuate the premises as soon as possible and offered them temporary accommodation in Damascus hotels, schools and gyms. Some preferred to go to Lebanon.

The next day, the Syrian Arab army attacked the camp with heavy artillery and regained control. 14 Palestinian organizations then signed an agreement declaring the camp a “neutral zone”. The FSA fighters withdrew in an orderly fashion and resumed their war against Syria in the surrounding countryside, while the civilians returned to their homes. They found a devastated camp where schools and hospitals had been systematically destroyed.

In strategic terms, the war is already over: the FSA has lost the popular support it had enjoyed at one point and has no chance of achieving victory. The Europeans still think they can replace the regime by bribing top officials and causing a coup, but they realize that it will be impossible to bring off with the FSA. Contras continue to roll in, but the flow of money and weapons is drying up. Much of the international support has stopped although the consequences on the battlefield cannot yet be seen, much like a star that can continue to shine long after its death.

The United States has clearly decided to turn the page and to sacrifice the FSA. It gives it senseless instructions that lead the Contras to their death. Thousands were killed last month. Meanwhile, in Washington, the National Intelligence Council cynically announced that “international jihadism” will soon disappear. Other allies of the United States should now ask themselves whether this new equation does not imply that they too will be sacrificed.

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December 19 night wasn't a normal one at the Al-Yarmouk Camp to the South
of Damascus.
The camp witnessed violent clashes between members of the several armed
groups and others of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PLO) -
General Command, who were obliged to fight after the other Palestinian factions
chose self-distancing under the pretext of unwilling to "militarize the camp",
the Front's Chief in Lebanon, Abu Imad Ramez, told Al-Manar website. That night
wasn't "surprising" for the Palestinian factions because they have already
formed the so-called popular committees to protect the neighborhoods of the camp
that is located in a close area to the regions where armed groups are active,
such as Al-Tadamon and Al-Hajar Al-Asswad. But the committees' goal, to keep the
camp aside from what is going on inside Syria, became extremely difficult for
Damascus, the capital, is considered a strategic point for the armed groups.

Palestinians in Syria:
Center of Equilibrium
The Popular Front- General Command recognized since the beginning of the
crisis in Syria that "there are some sides that are willing to make the
Palestinians a bridge on which they pass to topple the regime," according to Abu
Imad Ramez. Abusing by this sectarian elements in the camp, besides the
extremist Jihadist thoughts sneaking into some groups in the camp that is
composed of a mixture of Syrians and Palestinians, that’s because of "social
melting between Syrians and Palestinians as a result of intermarriage, which
urged some Palestinians to take some stances from the ongoing events, and
believe that they are supporting the Syrian people throughout fighting," all
according to Ramez.
On another level, the front has its own approach towards the crisis that a
Palestinian, who enjoys all his civil rights in Syria, is -at the same time- not
allowed to participate in the political issues such as participating in the
elections, thus “the crisis blasting in the country is not of his business, and
he has to stay aside from the events, as a symbol of faithfulness to the Syrian
leadership that offered him what wasn't offered to his peers in all other Arab
countries." In the same context, Ramez asks: "Am I allowed, as a Palestinian,
and after all the massacres committed against me, plus being displaced from my
land, to stand on the same side with the countries supporting Israel to confront
and topple the Syrian regime?"

The Night during which Armed
Groups Entered the Camp: Security Trespass... The Front Fought until the Moment
of Blockade in the Al-KhalsaThe Front's Chief in Lebanon, Abu Imad Ramez, cannot talk
about what took place on the night of December 19 in Al-Yarmouk Camp without
remembering the June 2011 incident in Al-Khalsa headquarter (which is one of the
Front's headquarters in the camp). At that time, some armed members attacked the
headquarter "which was burned during when the Secretary General of the Front,
Ahmad Jebril, was in it." Meanwhile, the message addressed to the Front was
delivered, implying that "the Palestinians must be a part of the problem in
Syria," which drove some fourteen Palestinian factions to form the Popular
Committees to protect the camp.

From this point, Abu Imad Ramez starts talking about what took place on
December 19. He stated that "the battles erupted between December 15 and
December 16 when the bombs reached the depth of the camp. A group of the popular
committees, which is not related to the Popular Front as reported by some media
outlets, was related to the Free Syrian Army. Unfortunately, they entered
through the Palestine Street, overlooking the Al-Tadamon, the streets where the
Front's members do not act. Thus, the trespass was on the security level, rather
than being on the military."

Ramez classifies the attack among "preparing to the battle of liberating
Damascus: especially that the Syrian army didn't show in the camp in the
previous night, and the popular committees had never been ready to attack even
though the camp is located near the regions of conflict."

Ramez narrates the events of the battle stating that "the Popular Front-
General Command stayed alone in the battlefield, in some of the camp
neighborhoods reaching the Al-Khalsa Association, separate from the Al-Hajar
Al-Asswad region by the Al-Thalatheen Street." There, according to him, the
armed members attacked the insides of the camp, and as a result of the bombing,
the camp residents started fleeing it. "The Al-Kahlsa Association became
isolated, and attacked by more than 2000 gunmen. Our mates there reported that
the gunmen's wounded members were left on the ground, and some of them were
carrying swords. Our only choice was that the all will be martyred. Therefore,
we sent a group led by our Military Chief in Lebanon, Nidal Abu Nawras, who was
visiting his family in Syria, and he helped evacuating those under siege in the
Association, but was sniped and martyred thereafter."

Shrourou in Egypt: Abusing
Relativity with Ahmad Jibril to Promote DissidenceUpon talking about what is reported regarding the
dissidence taking place in the Front's body, clear agitation appears in the
words of Abu Imad Ramez who demands "seeing those dissents and getting
introduced to them." As for the information reporting the dissidence of Ahmad
Jibril's nephew, Firas Shrourou, Abu Imad asserts that "it is all about that
this man posted his opinion on his Facebook page, but the Lebanese MP Nouhad
Al-Mashnouq abused this by showing it in an interview of which he was a guest on
Al-Arabiyya Channel to say that even Ahmad Jibril's nephew seceded. While
Shrourou himself denied this, stating that what was posted on his page isn't but
a personal point of view."

To support his sayings, Abu Imad says that "Firas Shrourou isn't a full-time
member of the Popular Front- General Command, rather he is the Director of the
Operations of the Islamic Bank. And since the eruption of the events in Syria,
Shrourou had moved to Egypt." However, Ramez doesn't deny some dissidence that
took place, but he emphasizes that this "doesn't affect the level of the Front's
coherence since the main body is still coherent."

An Upcoming War in
Al-Yarmouk: The Regular Army is Alone in the Battle of Protecting the
Capital
As for the moment of restoring cautious calm in Al-Yarmouk, Abu Imad
attributes it to the "calls by some Palestinian Factions to the armed groups
such as the Free Army and the Al-Nusra Front, mentioning that it is necessary to
leave the camp and end up all the armed appearances." He doesn't exclude a major
battle inside the camp in a certain time that might not be far, proofing that
"the armed groups are willing to control it, and they still exist in it till the
moment." However, he asserts that the Front's role as a partner in the fights is
over "since it is agreed upon by all the factions, and the issue now is under
the regime's responsibility, which promised that in case the armed groups had
totally left the camp, then there won't be any security or military presence in
the camp."

In this context, a Syrian source emphasized to Al-Manar website that there is
also political goal behind the armed groups' seeking control over Al-Yarmouk and
is represented by "showing that Syria, that supported the Palestinian
resistance, is now taking revenge on the Palestinians and Hamas Movement's
stance toward the crisis, plus saying that Syria, that didn't fire any bullet on
the Golan, is firing on the Palestinians." According to the source, Palestinians
are gathered to join the battle of controlling the camp as a door to enter the
capital, Damascus.

The same source sees that this will represent the main pillars of a coming
war between the Syrian army and the armed groups in Al-Yarmouk, which will "take
the form of guerilla warfare. There is no doubt the Syrian army has its special
tactics, but they will be under the conditions of the tactics adopted by the
guerillas, in addition to that the army will besiege the camp and oblige the
armed members to enter it under heavy fires."

On January 2, the UN News Center headlined “Data suggests death toll could be more than 60,000, says UN human rights office.”

The Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) commissioned the analysis. It covers the March 15, 2011 – November 30, 2012 period.
It’s impossible to compile precise figures. Analysis depends on methodology and sources used. Bias corrupts findings.UN Human Rights Council High Commissioner Navi Pillay long ago fell from grace. Like Ban Ki-moon, Kofi Annan, and Lakhdar Brahimi, she’s a reliable imperial partner.

Her previous reports on Syria expressed one-sided anti-Assad sentiment. She part of the conspiracy to replace him with a pro-Western puppet.

Whatever she reports is suspect. Credibility on Syria isn’t her long suit. She spurned her mandate. Instead of responsibly “strengthening the promotion and protection of human rights,” she defiled them in deference to Western interests.

Throughout the conflict, she pointed fingers the wrong way. She ignored Western-sponsored massacres and other atrocities. She blames Assad, not foreign death squads.

“This massive loss of life could have been avoided if the Syrian Government had chosen to take a different path than one of ruthless suppression of what were initially peaceful and legitimate protests by unarmed civilians,” she claimed.

“Cities, towns and villages have been, and are continuing to be, devastated by aerial attacks, shelling, tank fire, bomb attacks and street-to-street fighting,” she said.

She blames Assad for “massive scale” killing. She ignores what most needs explaining. Conflict would stop straightaway if Washington called off its dogs.

The obvious goes unmentioned. Self-defense is called aggression. Truth is turned on its head. She blames Security Council inaction. So far, Russia and China alone prevented full-scale NATO intervention.

Libya 2.0 hasn’t happened. In early 2013, it looms. Security Council authorization will be circumvented. NATO intervened belligerently against Yugoslavia without it. Imperial powers spurn rule of law principles.

So do reliable human rights partners. Pillay practically begs for intervention. “Where is the international community,” she asks? “Why aren’t (world leaders) acting to stop this slaughter?”
Current body counts will pale compared to numbers if NATO intervenes. Hundreds of thousands could die. Multiples more could be injured and displaced. Pillay mindlessly ignores what she should deplore.

“There are also reports of fresh clashes between the two sides in some other parts of the country, including the northern city of Idlib, where the government forces confronted militants near the Taftanaz military airport.”

Insurgents attacked Yarmouk Palestinian refugee camp before. On January 1, they did again. At least 10 deaths were reported. A car bomb injured many more. Foreign terrorists bear full responsibility.

“According to sources inside Yarmouk, there were also deadly clashes between members of the terrorist Free Syrian Army and the al-Qaeda-linked al-Nusra Front inside the camp. Armed men affiliated to the al-Nusra Front have reportedly killed a number of Palestinian civilians there.”

Thierry Meyssan says “reality on the ground has turned around completely.” Free Syrian Army (FSA) elements are being routed.

“The truth is that on the ground the upper hand is held by the Syrian government. The military situation has been reversed.”

“Our Armed Forces confronted them and foiled the attempt, killing and wounding large numbers of terrorists and destroying their weapons.”

Aleppo International Airport areas are being cleared. Large numbers of terrorist elements were killed or wounded. Their weapons and ammunition were seized.

“In Hama, our Armed Forces completely controlled Morek town and the international highway and dismantled more than 150 explosive devices.”

Deir B’albeh neighborhood in Homs, Daraya outside Damascus, and other areas are also controlled.
On January 2, the Free Syrian Press issued similar reports. Routing terrorists from suburban Damascus was discussed.

Jordan’s military is training insurgent forces. US, UK, French, Czech, and Polish military instructors are involved.

“Extensive preparations are secretly afoot by US special forces, the IDF, and the Turkish and Jordanian armies.”

They’re “ready(ing) for President Bashar Assad to hand down the order to his army chiefs to launch a chemical war offensive on the military concentrations of Syrian rebels and their allies in the lands neighboring on Syria.”

Claiming it is fear-mongering propaganda. Syrian forces have no intention of using chemical or other banned weapons. Washington and Israel prioritize them.

False flag attacks may be planned. Further updates will report more.

Stephen Lendman lives in Chicago and can be reached at lendmanstephen@sbcglobal.net. His new book is titled “Banker Occupation: Waging Financial War on Humanity.”http://www.claritypress.com/LendmanII.htmlVisit his blog site at sjlendman.blogspot.com and listen to cutting-edge discussions with distinguished guests on the Progressive Radio News Hour on the Progressive Radio Network Thursdays at 10AM US Central time and Saturdays and Sundays at noon. All programs are archived for easy listening.http://www.progressiveradionetwork.com/the-progressive-news-hour

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The London-based newspaper Al-Quds al-Arabi reported on Monday that a union of
several Jordanian tribes has issued a warning regarding secret negotiations
between Israel and officers who defected from the Syrian army with
the support of certain Jordanian circles. The purpose of these negotiations, it
is claimed, is to acquire the remains of Israeli spy, Eli Cohen, who was executed in Syria in the 1960s.

The union, which includes members of Jordanian tribes of all provinces,
condemned the special provisions offered to several deserting Syrian officers, a
special treatment meant to allow them to meet with Israeli officials in Israel, which is referred to by the front as "the occupied territories."

Spokesperson for the front, Sheikh Mohammad Halef Al-Hadid, told the
newspaper that the Jordanian security services are aware of the secret meetings,
said to negotiate the "American-Zionist plan for Syria," which aims to protect
the border at the Golan Heights. By that he implied that rebels will take
control of areas on the Syrian-Israeli border.

According to Al-Hadid, another aim of the meetings is to acquire the remains
of Israeli spy Eli Cohen.

He condemned the contact between Jordanian authorities and their Western and
Zionist counterparts, and even warned the Syrian people of these "traitors and
sneaks," claiming they pose a danger the revolution in Syria.

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